A former Trump White House chief of staff reaches an agreement to cooperate in the investigation into the assault on the Capitol

By Dareh Gregorian -

Mark Meadow, Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff, has reached an agreement to cooperate with the Congressional investigation into the violent assault on the Capitol on January 6, according to the House committee chairman on Tuesday. of Representatives, Democrat Bennie Thompson.

"Meadows has been working with the select committee through his attorney," Thompson said in a statement, "he

.

Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows listens to a Donald Trump press conference on April 28, 2020 in Washington.Evan Vucci / AP

The committee considered the option of pursuing a contempt complaint against Meadows after he failed to appear to answer their questions under oath earlier this month.

Meadows' attorney, George Terwilliger, explained at the time that his client was

to uphold the long-standing principles of executive privilege. It appears that the courts will have to resolve this conflict."

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Terwilliger clarified his new stance Tuesday: "We are continuing to work with the select committee to see if we can come to an agreement that does not require Meadows to relinquish executive privilege or lose the long-standing position that senior advisers to the House Blanca cannot be compelled to testify before Congress. "

"We appreciate the openness of the select committee to receive voluntary responses on underprivileged issues," he added.

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It has not been revealed what records the former chief of staff delivered.

Thompson noted earlier this month that there was a "

with Meadows."

Although the cooperation agreement avoided a legal confrontation for the time being, Thompson left the door open for civil or other action in his statement Tuesday.

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"The select committee expects all witnesses, including Meadows, to provide all requested information, which it is legally entitled to receive. The committee will continue to assess their degree of compliance with the subpoena after the deposition," he stressed.

The deal comes after former adviser Steve Bannon was charged with

to the committee.

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The panel will meet Wednesday to decide whether to recommend similar action against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who, according to a report from the Senate Judiciary Committee, devised a strategy with Trump to get the Justice Department to intervene in the appointment of Georgia's presidential voters and will use the strategy in other states.

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Clark's attorney, Harry MacDougald, said in a letter to the committee earlier this month that executive privilege prevented the former Justice Department official from testifying and that his client wanted to wait until Trump's lawsuit challenging the panel's power. To access certain White House documents please exhaust your journey through the courts.